Willer Ditta
Squad number 18 · Cruz Azul
Their 2026 World Cup
Willer Ditta travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Colombia, wearing number 18, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 5 matches (3 wins and 2 draws) and bowed out in the round of 16, beaten by Switzerland 0-0.
Defence went to D. Sánchez (5 matches, 480′) and J. Lucumí (5 matches, 479′).
Another 4 players in the Colombia squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Colombia team page.
Biography
Willer Emilio Ditta Pérez (born 23 January 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Colombia national team. Ditta began his career with Barranquilla before joining Junior in 2018, where he won two Categoría Primera A titles and two Superliga Colombiana trophies. In 2022, he moved to Argentine side Newell's Old Boys on loan, making the transfer permanent the following year. Later in 2023, he joined Mexican club Cruz Azul, where he won the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the Torneo Clausura the following year. Ditta represented Colombia at under-23 level in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and made his senior debut in 2023.
Career Ditta began his football career at Barranquilla, where he emerged as a promising talent from the youth academy. He made his professional debut in 2018 before transferring to Atlético Junior, where he achieved significant success by winning two Primera A titles. In January 2022, Ditta joined Newell's Old Boys on loan.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Newell's Old Boys · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)